Peace of God DATE: 20120717 TITLE: The Peace of God TEXT: Php 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. INTRODUCTION “Peace” can be found in 431 VERSES. in scripture (War & trouble in 330 verses) _#12 Obsolete _. to be or become silent. IS PEACE OBSOLETE? world has been at peace less than eight percent of the time! Torment: Judas, Saul, Demoniac Peace: Peter, David, Paul 1. PEACE WITH GOD Ro 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT--Is my heart right with God? Everything else is secondary. 2. THE PURPOSE OF GOD’S PEACE Luke 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? ...division: **IS THE BELIEVER's PEACE _John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, …. Ps 4:8; _**Isa 26:3 → The Quieting of Our own Spirit is an act of FAITH. → It is in God’s Hands! UNKNOWN-- Safety consists not in the absence of danger but in the presence of God. IILUSTRATION: In 1555, Nicholas Ridley was burned at the stake because of his witness.... 3. COME IN PEACE....GO IN PEACE Am I a whirlwind of trouble everywhere I blow? A QUIET SPIRIT----(A LOUD SPIRIT) ---- 1Pe 3:4;1Th 4:11 IILUSTRATION: A Kentucky mountaineer fighting overseas in WW1... 4. HOLDING MY PEACE Ps 39:2; Isa 42:14; Jer 4:19 5. WHEN GOD JUDGES: Le 10:1-3...._And Aaron held his peace. _ 6. Peace Within Doesn’t Have to be Hindered by the Trouble Without Something wrong if everyday of life is a CRISIS -- <> Mt 8:26 ILL: Painting Peace TROUBLE WITHOUT----Nothing unique to me! Job 5:7 _ Mt 5:45 **2Ti 2:9 ** Job 14:1-15_ 7. Calming the Storm Inside: Confess and Repent of all sins known and hidden Ps 38:3 _ Mt 6:15 _ Take Comfort in God’s Promises Ps 86:7; 2Co 1:20; 2Pe 1:4 **Resist the Devil ** Jas 4:7 ….Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. **Praise the Lord **(Praise Makes Perfect) Ps 59:16 CONCLUSION Results God Requires Lu 13:6-9 Faith gives God the benefit of the doubt when life doesn’t make sense. Peace is the fruit of such faith! --- Ruby Hamilton, -- In the Shelter of His Arms